Posts Tagged ‘Bravo’

I’ve been a longtime fan of Bravo’s, Inside the Actor’s Studio with James Lipton. I even adore Will Ferrel’s flawless SNL impression of Lipton. The show dives, intrusively, into the minds’ and life stories’ of some of the world’s finest actors and actresses. Lipton, a knowledgable and somewhat bizarre host, manages to extract seemingly every detail from his guests lives and crafts.

HP's all grown UP!

Just last night I was surfing past episodes on youtube and I came across the episode with Daniel Radcliffe, the young British star of Harry Potter. At first I was very skeptical, I thought, “Okay, he’s HP and that’s pretty big. He was brilliant on Extras. But what else? December Boys was possibly the most boring experience of my life and I know that horse play is suuuper creepy.” But it was watch the show or crack open my Africa Studies Course Reader. The choice was obvious.

My skepticism dissolved approximately 15 seconds after Radcliffe opened his charming mouth. Humble, witty, sociable, and decently smart (note his question on “Napolean”), the young actor is an ideal guest for the show. He has an interesting beginning, which is often the case with the finer guests, and more importantly he knows how to please the viewers. I was captivated by his stories, by how he managed to create a craft from the beginning through today, and obviously by his accent. I expect great performances in the future!

After the Probster won the first ever Reality TV hosting Emmy this fall, I vowed to give Survivor another shot. Not only has this season kept me entertained but Jeff Probst has yet to disappoint. His best work is actually offscreen. He blogs about every episode for Entertainment Weekly and his entries provide key insight in to the game, and his psyche. Turns out Jeff Probst is a pretty funny dude. One of those guys I wish I were friends with.

Kill: The Euro Duo on Top Chef

Did you catch the season premiere of Top Chef on Wednesday? It had some nice twists right off the bat! Getting rid of someone before they even make it to the Top Chef Kitchens?? Ballsy. But my two least favorite chefs are the Euro Duo. We get it, you’re exotic, you’re supposedly amazing, blah, blah, blah. It all getting to be too much. I’m already sick of Stefan’s attitude and that elimination win won’t help matters too much. You know you’re ego’s bad when you’re too big for American reality TV.

I saw about ten minutes of My Own Worst Enemy and it was really confusing so that’s not too much of a shocker but I thought Lipstick Jungle was doing a bit better. You know what probably did them in? That Project Runway tie-in. That dress just wasn’t primetime material. Darn you Keith!

Either way, this leaves room for some new blood.

Sidenote: With the cancellation, maybe Kim Raver will have the time to come back to 24. (Jack needs you Audrey!)

Lipton will finally get his chance in the hot seat and who better to ask that stack of questions than Chappelle? It’s going to be a night of good humor, lots of clips, memories and probably some pretty cool insights from a man who’s seen and met pretty all of the Hollywood heavyweights.

I can’t wait to hear what his favorite swear word is.

The two-hour season premiere/200th episode airs Monday night on Bravo at 8/7c.

PS: Anyone else remember when all Bravo had was this show and weird Cirque de Soleil specials? Thank heavens for Queer Eye right?

Sad news first: Michael Crichton, blockbluster author of books like Jurassic Park, and The Andromeda Strainlost his battle with cancer today at the age of 66. Crichton contributed to television as the creator of ER. He based the series off of his own experience as a medical resident.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s concession speech on The View this morning wasn’t as sincere as John McCain’s but I applaud her good sportsmanship. Sherri Shepard got a bit emotional but then again…who didn’t?

Big Love is starting again in January. It’s been close to 16 months since the show aired thanks to the Writer’s Strike. Did you forget what’s going on? Want to get in on the last solid drama HBO has? Check out this four minute catch-up video.

Joe Mande is a hilarious comedian/blogger. He plays a little game every week where he mashes up the first and last lines of Andy Rooney’s old man rant on 60 Minutes. This week’s was especially funny.

Bravo recently began the new reality TV series, “The Rachel Zoe Project.” The show follows A list celebrity stylist and fashion semi-icon Rachel Zoe through her daily routine. Only two episodes have aired and I am completely and utterly obsessed.

Along with a slew of hilarious catch-phrases and crazy antics, Zoe provides an insider look into the world of celebrity fashion. More importantly though she provides a fairly raw look at her own life, at her work style, her goals and her personal relationships.

(Brad)

I’ve found the show to be more than amusing as the real life characters are seemingly unreal. Taylor and Brad, Rachel’s styling associates and absolutely hysterical. Bizarrely, I do know people like this, however it’s hilarious to watch these characters live on TV and in a different context. I can’t wait for more episodes to come!